WI AB516

Local governmental units (counties, cities, villages, towns, and school districts) may adopt ranked-choice voting for all local elected offices except recall elections by enacting an ordinance or resolution, with 120 days' notice to the Elections Commission required before implementation

Voters rank candidates in order of preference (1st choice, 2nd choice, etc.) up to the number of candidates on the ballot; if no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, the lowest-ranked candidate is eliminated and their votes are redistributed to voters' next choices until one candidate achieves a majority

Primary elections are eliminated for local offices in jurisdictions that adopt ranked-choice voting

For multiple-seat elections, winners are determined using a threshold formula (total votes divided by seats plus one, then adding one) with surplus votes transferred using the Weighted Inclusive Gregory Method

The Elections Commission is authorized to make expenditures and provide grants to local governments for implementing ranked-choice voting, including updating equipment, software, and secure technologies, effective for the 2027 spring primary and election